Ladder-bracket.



M. V. RU$H.

LADDER BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED mums, 1,914.

. 1 5 1 1 2,660 Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

Witnesses Attornevs MARTIN RUSH, OF ANDERSGN, IIJ'DIANA] LADDER-BRACKET.

Application filed March 25. 1914.

To all whom it may concern lie it known that l, lllarcrm V. RUSH, a citizen of the United States residing at Anderson, in the county of Madison and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Ladder-Bracket, of which following is a specification.

's invention relates to improvements in ladder brackets.

An object. of the present invention is to provide a bracket for the support of seatt'olds, sue-h as used by painters, carpenters, etc, which may be used with ladders with different? rung spavings.

A'further object is to provide a bracket inclul" g an upstanding strut member can maintaii'ied in a vertical position aithoi rh the ladder upon which it is secured me not he so disposed.

It furtherobject is to provide a bracket which will he of simple construction and therefore che p to manufacture and which will he oapaule of supporting scaffolding thereahove or by reversing the relative positions of the two parts of the bracket, the

scaffolding may he supported thereheneath,

the bracket being then in, what is termed, 21 depending position. I.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds. the invention. resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction ereinatter described and claimed. it being; understood that changes in the precise nhodiment of the invention herein disclose-fl can he made within'the scope of What i claimed, Without departing from the-spirit of the invention. In the drawings aoeoinpan ing this specification and forming part t feet, the preferred embodiment of my, invention has been shown, \vlierein:- g

Figure l is a view iuiperspective of my improved ladder bracket. Fig. 2 is a front view in elevation, (liscliv the adaptability of the bracket to inaint iu the lower strut member i a vertical posi 'on when he ladder not so disposed. Fig 3 a top plan view thereof. l is a diagrammatic view illustrating the bracket in its depending: position.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate box-responding parts throughout the several views, the

Specification of Letters Patent. Paigm 'gqml I Serial No, 827.1721

bracket includes the. strut 5 to pivotall secured the plank suppo hers (3. The l' raolcet herein (ii, i he used for various purposes but par tic-ularly adapted for use with a ladder such as disclosed in the drawings, which includes r rung S.

The strut is prererably formed of a Wide thin strip of metal with the lower end twisted through 90 as illustrated at 9 to thus provide a wide bearing surface for the pivotal connection with the plank supporting member (5 and also with the cross arms 10. A plurality of the cross arms 10 are provided and are rivetedly secured to the strut 5, it hein noted that in each case a single rivet is used and the said rivet is so driven in place that a movable joint will be effected between said strut member and the arm 10.

The outer extremities of the arms 10 are oll'setas at 11 to thus provide an outstanding ledge against which the- Ea'shaped hooks 12 are secured. The said -shaped hooks are rigidly secured to the arms 10 and are adapted to engage the ladder rungs as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1. The said hooks are spaced a suitable distance apart, thus insuril'lg the stability of the entire de vice.

The plank supporting members 6 are bent intermediate their ends as at 13, the portions between the bend l3 and the pivotal joint With the strut 5 being designed to hold a plank or sciltolding in a level position and prevent the same from shifting. The inner extremities of the plank supporting members 3 are bent outwardly as at 1% In order to stre i ther the torloshaned Ili illlJEI so provided, a or; i illv secured to "the extremities oi toe portion a is clearly apparent in r ,7 Suitable hooks l? are secured to the oross liar 1 and the ends of the fork i4-1'-l and are adapted to engage the rungs of a ladder as disclosed in Fig. 4.

The movable ooni'uxttion between the arms 10 and the strut :3 allows the strut to he placed in a verti al pos'tion, even though the ladder be slightly inc ed to the vertiral as illustrated in Fig. 2. The upper ladder gripping portion l-r -l-l, 1U, 11' of he eroi "the cross members 6 are formed of met that they may twist about 1r lung idmal axes lien, what I claim i":--

fl. ladder bracket enmprising a strut mend: inclined at am angle t0 the vertical mir m one plane, said strut twisted int/er med" ends, av plurelity of arms pivotnlly seer d to the lower exlremity lheree'f,

mrped hooks rigidly secured. to the exfiremitles said arms, supper-sing member pixel secured id fire remote err-- I d strut the remote e; 'lrr gity e; s. l supporting member prod will; eppositely extendirrg ends, a bar e tending between said ends, and

v Q..y secured as said brace bar.

A ladder lam lre'l cemprising & strut merrrber l 'lsl'ed intermediate its ends tlxreugh sulvsmnlially 90 degrees, arms pivsled the lower mill-sanity of said member naming thus fully described my in ven ally secured "l0 the remote efilremi by of said supporting member, the extremities e the supporing member and lie-ind extend 31g opposite directions and hooks rigldly secured to the forked end of the sujpperling' member.

3.4L ladder bracket comprising a strut member inclined at an angle 1w she plane 0i the ladder, a plurality of arms pivotal secured to the lower exfiremily 01? said strut member, S-slnmed hooks secured to the tremilzies 'of said arms, a supporting n pimtelly secured to the remote exitrer said strut, the remote exfiremi'ry of sum sup-- porting member provided Q1 fer de'iachably engaging a ladder 4. A ladder bracket comprising slru member, a plurality of arms secured to the lower exfiremity thereof, Swsl'rapecl se- 'cured to the extremities of said arms, sup

porting member pivotally secured rte ville re mote extremity of said strut, and means e21 ricd at the remote extremity 01": said "up porting member adapted to detzrclulaly e. gage a ladder.

In testimony that l: clai. l as my own, l have hereto 2 V ture in the presence of two W1 

